Chapter 11: HE DIDN’T ASK FOR PERMISSION
When he took Julia as his chosen mate, he swore that he would treat Emily well and think of her as his own daughter. He then remained true to his word because he had an ulterior motive.
But, he got carried away and forgot the fact that Dawn also needed him. He was her father. Yet, it was hard to even look at her when she was a splitting image of her mother. His own daughter reminded him of his dead mate and his failure as an alpha, because he couldn't protect her.
So even though it started subtly, with time, he began drifting away from Dawn surely.
However, now that Dawn was no longer with him, he felt his world come crumbling down. He couldn't care less about Julia and Emily. He didn't even see them as family.
Even so, Tony knew his statement earlier was uncalled for.
"Where is your mother?" Tony asked Emily, who looked upset. She averted her gaze when he talked with her, indicating that she had learned about the fight between the two of them.
It was Julia's habit to involve others in their fights and most of the time, it would be Emily and Dawn.
"She is inside the bedroom." Emily lowered her head. "What you said was not nice. I can understand if you can't think of me as your daughter, but I..."
"Later," Alpha Tony cut her off. He didn't want to listen to her pity party right now. At the end of the day, she had done something vile to his precious daughter and it would be hard for him to look at her without feeling animosity.
Emily was surprised by how dismissive her father was, but she didn't say anything and watched how he entered the room and slammed the door close behind him.
The situation at home was not great and when she went looking for Blake, he refused to see her. Beta Jason said to give him some space, because he was still upset about Dawn leaving suddenly.